Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 570 | 716 | 826 | 961 | 799 | 655 | 813 | 767 | 860 | 4204 | 7568 | 2419 | 7966 | 6743 | 11536 | 5231 | 3923 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | 4:10AM1.95m | 4:36PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.03m | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:25AM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 119 | 716 | 826 | 961 | 799 | 655 | 813 | 767 | 860 | 2027 | 3341 | 1273 | 5155 | 46 | 6161 | 5231 | 3923 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 14 | NE 13 | SSW 16 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 570 | 81 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 93 | 113 | 1455 | 63 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 166 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 22 | 4204 | 7568 | 2419 | 7966 | 6743 | 11536 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 184 |
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